Students and civil society march in Karachi against canals project, warn of looming ‘water wars’

Hundreds of protesters, led by students from Karachi and other parts of Sindh, rallied alongside civil society members on Tuesday to denounce the controversial canals project, warning that looming “water wars could erupt into civil unrest” across the metropolis.

On February 15, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and Chief of the Army Staff General Asim Munir inaugurated the ambitious Cholistan project to irrigate South Punjab’s lands amid public uproar and strong reservations in Sindh. The Sindh Assembly also passed a unanimous resolution against the project in March.

The past few months have seen nationwide protests from political parties and civilians against the proposed canal project.

On the joint call of the Save Indus Students Alliance and the Karachi Bachao Tehreek (KBT), protesters marched from the Teen Talwar towards the Fawara Chowk today, carrying placards and chan...
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